ISHLT consensus statement: Perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure undergoing surgery

• Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgery and anesthesia. This document represents the first international consensus statement for the perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure. It includes recommendations for managing patients with PH being considered for surgery, including preoperative risk assessment, planning, intra- and postoperative monitoring and management strategies that can improve outcomes in this vulnerable population. This is a comprehensive document that includes common perioperative patient populations and surgical procedures with unique considerations. © 2022 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)

Keyword

anesthesia

congenital heart disease

pediatric pulmonary hypertension

pulmonary arterial hypertension

pulmonary hypertension

surgery

complication

consensus

heart failure

human

risk assessment

risk factor

Consensus

Heart Failure

Humans

Hypertension, Pulmonary

Risk Assessment

Risk Factors

Publication and Content Type

art (subject category)

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